RE: [Histonet] Coverslip Sealant

2011-12-30 Thread Montina Van Meter
ProLong Gold (Invitrogen) Montina J. Van Meter, HT (ASCP) Lab Manager Dept. of Autonomic Neuroscience Pennington Biomedical Research Center -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Guiller

RE: [Histonet] Thick cryosections

2011-10-13 Thread Montina Van Meter
Carmen, I routinely stain 40-60 micron sections for IHC. I currently run all my IHC with a free-floating protocol which allows for maximum staining penetration from both sides of the section and then mount them on the slides. In the past, we mounted the 60um sections on (300 bloom) gelatin coate

RE: [Histonet] Xylene sensitivity

2011-09-27 Thread Montina Van Meter
Shelly, Is your new employee a certified histotech? Did she rotate through clinical labs while in histo school? I would think she would have experienced this sensitivity during that time period as well. Tina -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:hi

Re: [Histonet] heavy duty microtome

2011-08-26 Thread Montina Van Meter
Contact Leica to see if they have any demo models for sale. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2011, at 2:10 AM, "Jette Barlach" wrote: > Does anyone have either a used Leica Polycut E or SM 2500 for sale. > For the present we are using a very old (50 years) Reichert-Jung heavy duty > microtome

RE: [Histonet] Aqueous mounting media

2011-08-16 Thread Montina Van Meter
ProLong Gold (Invitrogen) Montina J. Van Meter, HT (ASCP) Lab Manager Dept. of Autonomic Neuroscience Pennington Biomedical Research Center 6400 Perkins Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70791 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsou

RE: [Histonet] Cresyl violet stain on 50 um mouse brain sections

2011-07-29 Thread Montina Van Meter
Susan, I have stained 60um fixed sections on plus slides without any problem. I free float the sections in a multi-well plate containing PBS or TBS. When mounting the sections onto the plus slide, I wipe away the excess fluid after EACH section, so that the previous section will not be exposed to

RE: [Histonet] which conferences?

2011-07-26 Thread Montina Van Meter
National Society for Histotechnology (Sept 16-21, 2011). www.nsh.org Montina J. Van Meter, HT (ASCP) Lab Manager Dept. of Autonomic Neuroscience Pennington Biomedical Research Center 6400 Perkins Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70791 225-763-2564 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@list

Re: [Histonet] Brigati Stable DAB

2011-07-05 Thread Montina Van Meter
Invitrogen - cat# 750118 Sent from my iPhone On Jul 5, 2011, at 10:46 AM, "Reynolds,Donna M" wrote: > I just learned the company making the Brigati Stable DAB is no longer making > it. Does anyone know if someone else has been able to pick up this > formulation and produce it or are plannin

[Histonet] 2011 Louisiana Society for Histotechnology Annual Symposium

2011-05-13 Thread Montina Van Meter
Dear Histonet Colleagues, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology would like to invite you to our annual Symposium/Conference on June 3 & 4, 2011, in Baton Rouge, LA. Meeting location: The Embassy Suites Hotel 4914 Constitution Ave.

[Histonet] 2011 Louisiana Society for Histotechnology Annual Symposium/Convention

2011-05-02 Thread Montina Van Meter
Dear Histonet Colleagues, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology would like to invite you to our annual Symposium/Conference on June 3 & 4, 2011, in Baton Rouge, LA. Meeting location: The Embassy Suites Hotel 4914 Constitution Ave.

RE: [Histonet] PFA preparation

2011-03-21 Thread Montina Van Meter
Nick, I too have tried to limit my exposure after making it from scratch for 30+ years. I currently purchase it from USB Corp. located in Cleveland Ohio. They have been acquired by Affymetrix and you will be directed to that website when you type in www.usbweb.com. Cat.# 19943 1LT Paraformal

RE: [Histonet] Re: IHC pretreatment with NaOH/H2O2

2011-02-18 Thread Montina Van Meter
Neil, When I read the paper in question, it reminded me of the pretreatments one would use in an In Situ Hybridization protocol. I have used this protocol in the past and it doesn't seem to harm the tissue as long as the tissue has been adequately perfused. We use the pSTAT3 #9131 (Cell Signaling

Re: [Histonet] Frozen Rat Tissue Staining

2011-02-13 Thread Montina Van Meter
Stacy, How are you preserving the tissue prior to sectioning (i.e. liquid nitrogen, isopentane, etc.)? Flash freezing is essential when dealing with unfixed tissue. Tina Sent from my iPhone On Feb 13, 2011, at 3:10 AM, "Stacy Deppeler" wrote: > Hi Histonetters, > > I've been trying to pe

[Histonet] RE: floating section incubation times

2010-08-06 Thread Montina Van Meter
PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Cc: Montina Van Meter; Guillermo Palchik Subject: Re: floating section incubation times Hi Histonet, Tina & Gil I work on the same material as Tina and just wanted to echo her "overnight" comments with the addition that I routinely incubate

RE: [Histonet] TUNEL of frozen thick rat brain slices.

2010-08-04 Thread Montina Van Meter
Gil, I routinely incubate free-floating 40um rat brain sections overnight or longer @ 4 degrees centigrade according to the particular antibody that I am working with. Our sections are perfused in 4% paraformaldehyde and cryoprotected with 30% sucrose prior to sectioning. How long are you fixin

RE: [Histonet] RE: Histonet Digest, Vol 81, Issue 1

2010-08-02 Thread Montina Van Meter
Jennifer, I don't use the Mach 1 for animal tissue. I am working with rat tissue and use the Biocare Rabbit on Rodent or Mouse on Rat HRP or AP Polymers. I have absolutely no background and my sections are 40um thick. Perhaps you are using the wrong kit. Hope this helps, Tina -Original Me

[Histonet] 2010 Louisiana Society for Histotechnology State Meeting

2010-05-28 Thread Montina Van Meter
Hello Histonetters, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology would like to invite you to our annual Symposium/Conference on June 4 & 5, 2010, in Baton Rouge, LA. Meeting location: The Embassy Suites Hotel 414 Constitution Ave.

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2010-05-21 Thread Montina Van Meter
Hello Histonetters, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology would like to invite you to our annual Symposium/Conference on June 4 & 5, 2010, in Baton Rouge, LA. Meeting location: The Embassy Suites Hotel 414 Constitution Ave.

[Histonet] 2010 Louisiana Society for Histotechnology State Meeting - Reservation Extension!

2010-05-12 Thread Montina Van Meter
Hello Histonetters, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology would like to invite you to our annual Symposium/Conference on June 4 & 5, 2010, in Baton Rouge, LA. Meeting location: The Embassy Suites Hotel 414 Constitution Ave.

[Histonet] 2010 Louisiana Society for Histotechnology Symposium/Conference

2010-05-07 Thread Montina Van Meter
Hello Histonetters, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology would like to invite you to our annual Symposium/Conference on June 4 & 5, 2010, in Baton Rouge, LA. Meeting location: The Embassy Suites Hotel 414 Constitution Ave.

RE: [Histonet] Histo Stories

2010-03-11 Thread Montina Van Meter
My high school guidance counselor received a letter from Barbara Hrapchak, co-author of "The Theory and Practice of Histotechnology and director of the Ohio State University Hospital School of Histotechnology in 1975. I knew that I wanted to go into a scientific field that involved dissection as I

RE: [Histonet] QIHC

2010-02-17 Thread Montina Van Meter
Here is Ethel's contact information: Ethel R. Macrea, HT(ASCP)QIHC Ventana Medical Systems HC 3 Box 1023, 22191 S. Branch Road Tucson, AZ 85739 UNITED STATES Phone: (520)219-8471 Fax: (502)219-8454 Email: dawnb...@earthlink.net Montina J. Van Meter, HT (ASCP) Lab Manager

RE: [Histonet] RE: IHC free floating sections

2009-07-31 Thread Montina Van Meter
Mike, I free float all of my rat brain sections (40-60um) and transfer them with a paintbrush. It takes a delicate touch to do this without causing damage to the tissue. I do know people who use pipettes to change the solutions. Either way works, it's a matter of personal preference. There

RE: [Histonet] Start Up Lab

2009-07-23 Thread Montina Van Meter
I can remember back in the late 70's sitting at my microtome in a clinical lab (that was the size of an elevator shaft = no ventilation),where my supervisor would puff away on cigarettes with an ashtray perched on top of her microtome. When we had inspections everyone would put their contraband i

RE: [Histonet] who owns microm these days?

2009-07-23 Thread Montina Van Meter
Yes, ThermoFisher Montina J. Van Meter, HT (ASCP) Lab Manager Autonomic Neuroscience Pennington Biomedical Research Center 6400 Perkins Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70791 225-763-2564 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwes

[Histonet] 2009 Louisiana Society for Histotechnology Annual Symposium/Convention

2009-06-09 Thread Montina Van Meter
Fellow Histonetters, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology is pleased to announce the 26th Annual Symposium/Convention: "Your His

[Histonet] 2009 Louisiana Society for Histotechnology Symposium/Convention Invitation

2009-05-29 Thread Montina Van Meter
Fellow Histonetters, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology is pleased to announce the 26th Annual Symposium/Convention: "Your Histeaux Surplus Package" June 12 & 13, 2009 at the B

[Histonet] fume hood regulations

2009-05-21 Thread Montina Van Meter
Fellow Histonetters, Does anyone have knowledge of guidelines or regulations on whether a fume hood must remain "on" 24/7? In a cost cutting measure a facility is considering turning off the fume hoods from 7pm to 5am. I have expressed my concern with the idea because of the huge health and s

[Histonet] 2009 LSH Symposium/Convention-Additional Information

2009-05-13 Thread Montina Van Meter
Fellow Histonetters, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology is pleased to announce the 26th Annual Symposium/Convention: "Your Histeaux Surplus Package" June 12 & 13, 2009

[Histonet] 2009 Louisiana Society for Histotechnology Annual Symposium/Convention

2009-05-04 Thread Montina Van Meter
Hello Histonetters, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology is pleased to announce the 26th Annual Symposium/Convention: "Your Histeaux Surplus Package" June

RE: [Histonet] Doublecortin staining with Abcam antibody

2009-04-24 Thread Montina Van Meter
Tifei, I routinely section rat brain at 40 microns and free-float them through the immuno protocol. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Did you perform a dilution series to optimize the best antibody concentration? 2. I antigen retrieve difficult antibodies (especially with thick sections)

RE: [Histonet] Vectashield mounting media problem?

2009-04-21 Thread Montina Van Meter
ProLong Gold w/ DAPI (Invitrogen/Molecular Probes) This is a permanent mounting media - works great! Montina J. Van Meter, HT (ASCP) Lab Manager Autonomic Neuroscience Pennington Biomedical Research Center 6400 Perkins Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70791 225-763-2564 -Original Message- From:

[Histonet] 2009 Louisiana Society for Histotechnology Symposium/Convention

2009-04-17 Thread Montina Van Meter
Hello Histonetters, The Louisiana Society for Histotechnology is pleased to announce the 26th Annual Symposium/Convention: "Your Histeaux Surplus Package" June 12 & 13, 2009 at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel 717 Orleans St. New Orleans, LA 70117 www.bourbonorleans.com The LSH bl